Popular Post Poo Posted October 30, 2016 Popular Post Posted October 30, 2016 So this thing turned up for sale on a Facebook page I lurk on. Hasn't run in 20 years, been sitting in a corner of a garage gathering dust. I bought it without knowing if it would run. Or even if the frame/forks were straight. Quick trip home on the trailer. Airfilter off and a squirt of Ether down the carb and she fired straight up. Sadly the fuel tap was blocked with 20 years of vanish and 100psi shoved up it didnt make it budge. New fuel tap from Retroscooter and it started first kick. She runs like a champ. Plans are: Replace the air in the tyres. Ride. 25 Quote
sheepers Posted October 31, 2016 Posted October 31, 2016 i was gonna say ha ha now you have the aids but then i remembered you already have a scooter and you cant get teh aids twice. also, bring it to drag day and run a 30 second strip. 2 Quote
Poo Posted April 27, 2017 Author Posted April 27, 2017 So this thing was de-reg. I was riding this dirty, no reg/wof. and speed through fixed speed camera. At a whopping 54kph or something. The old owner got the ticket. Followed by a ticket for no WOF. Lol. Me being a good chap, I paid the speeding ticket. And started the process of getting it legal to try and get off the 'no wof' fine (of which was in the previous owners name). The kids at Retroscooter helped out with recompliance, writing to the Vintage Car Club to get Lighting Exemption forms sorted. Brake deceleration, wiring, adding front shocks, etc. Anyway. I've being riding it quite a bit. It's slow as a wet week. But it rules. More power at some point. Pic of it it with the headlight on at idle. (Hence lighting exemption) 4 Quote
My name is Russell Posted April 27, 2017 Posted April 27, 2017 Exception sounds like pain in the bum, can you just plunk a battery in for the test to save paperwork? Quote
Poo Posted April 27, 2017 Author Posted April 27, 2017 Nah, would be more of a pain to put a battery in. The paperwork is also for the lack of indicators and in some cases lack of brake light! Quote
Poo Posted September 10, 2018 Author Posted September 10, 2018 So, this thing was a hoot to ride, but always lacked power and handled like a wobbly spring. Only one thing to do. Add more power. 40.5hp to be exact. 3 Quote
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